2003-2008 Housing Element Update

The Comprehensive Planning Division promotes planning to meet the housing needs of unincorporated Santa Barbara County. As part of the Housing Element Update, the division develops housing programs and policy to meet this need.

Contacts

Housing Element Update Team

David Matson, Deputy Director: dmatson@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Bret McNulty, Senior Planner: bmcnulty@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Susan Curtis, Senior Planner: scurtis@co.santa-barbara.ca.us

The Housing Element Update is part of the county's Comprehensive Plan designed to address the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. The county is currently pursuing state certification of its Housing Element. On May 9th, 2006 the Board of Supervisors adopted the 2003-2008 Amended Housing Element, and the state granted conditional certification in August, 2006.

See below for upcoming and recent meetings related to the county's Housing Element.   

Project Information

• Joint County-Montecito Planning Commission Hearing Housing Element Briefing , September 5, 2007 - Staff Report
• Current Schedule
• Information and Comments on the County's Proposed Housing Legislation
• 2003-2008 Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
• Final Amended 2003-2008 Housing Element, Adopted May, 2006
• Housing Element White Papers
• 2006 Housing Income and Price Guidelines
• Inclusionary Housing Program In-Lieu Fees
• Summary of Public Participation
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Process

Upcoming Meetings and Events

• September 5, 2007 - Joint County-Montecito Planning Commission Hearing Briefing on 2003-2008 Housing Element
  
  
  • Staff Report
    • Attachment 1
    • Attachment 2
    • Attachment 3
  • Planning Commission Power Point Presentation

Recent Meetings & Events

• May 22, 2007 - County Board of Supervisors Hearing: Status Report on 2003-2008 Housing Element Action Phase EIR
  
  

• Staff Report
• Presentation
• Timeline
  
  
• January 30, 2007 - Housing Element Update Community Meeting, Santa Maria
  
  
• Presentation

• November 27, 2006 - Housing Element Draft EIR scoping meeting, 5:00 pm
  
  
  • Notice of Preparation and Project Description
• Presentation

• May 24, 2006 - Planning Commission Hearing: Housing Element Rezone Options Discussion
  
  
  • Staff Report
    
    
• May 9, 2006 (continued from April 4, 2006) - County Board of Supervisors Hearing: Housing Element Certification Amendment
  
  
  • Staff Report for April 4th hearing
  • Draft Revised 2003-2008 Housing Element

• February 22, 2006 - Planning Commission Hearing: Housing Element Certification Amendment
  
  
  • Staff Report
  • Draft Revised 2003-2008 Housing Element
    

• November 28th & 30th, 2005 - Planning Commission Hearings: Housing Rezone Options
  
  
• Staff Report
• Orcutt
• Los Alamos
• Vandenberg Village/Mission Hills
  
  
• November 8, 2005
  
  
  • Ad Hoc Housing Sub-Committee Report to the Board of Supervisors
    
    
• November 2, 2005
  
  
  • Ad Hoc Housing Sub-Committee Report to the Planning Commission
    
    
• Housing Element Implementation Guidelines Update
  
  
  • Briefing Memo to the County Planning Commission, April 14th, 2005
  • Housing Element Implementation Guidelines
    
  • Inclusionary Housing Program and In-Lieu Fee Policy Update

Housing Element Documents

• Final 2003-2008 Housing Element - (Adopted March 29th, 2004, Amended May 9, 2006)
  
  
• Negative Declaration - (Adopted March 29th, 2004)
  
  
• Notice of Determination (NOD) - (Filed March 30th, 2004)
  
  
• Housing Element Implementation Guidelines- (Updated April 2005)

Public Participation

• Click to be notified about meetings related county housing policies (please indicate whether you'd like to be contacted via email or standard mail)
  
  
• Click to be notified when affordable units become available for sale or rent

Housing Related Links

• Ongoing County Affordable Housing Program
  
  
• County Housing and Community Development Homepage (CHCD)
  
  
• Santa Barbara County Association Of Governments (SBCAG)
  
  
• California State Housing and Community Development Department (SHCD)

• East Goleta Valley Housing Opportunity Sites Identification Process

• Housing Element Law

Related Planning Documents

• Comprehensive Plan
  
  
• Goleta Urban Agriculture Newsletter
  
  
• 2030 Open Lands Newsletter

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